Overstay 1 month or overstay 10 years=Same?

Legal Visa & Residency
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Hello!
New on the scene here, does anyone know if the 10,000NT overstay fine relates to the length of overstay?
A few years back, I paid that fine for being a few months over, but what happens if a person is 4 years overstay?
Is it the same fine?
I realize that getting banned can also happen, but sitting in a prison cell is not likely. Or is it?

Thanks!

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[quote=“seanomcdonno”]Hello!
New on the scene here, does anyone know if the 10,000NT overstay fine relates to the length of overstay?
A few years back, I paid that fine for being a few months over, but what happens if a person is 4 years overstay?
Is it the same fine?
I realize that getting banned can also happen, but sitting in a prison cell is not likely. Or is it?

Thanks![/quote]

Depends where you are from really. If you have previous overstays maybe they won’t be so lenient next time. Who knows it always seems to be different for each case.

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I’d recommend not even considering overstaying.

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I know someone who worked here under the table for 5 years. Upon going back to the states, he had to pay 10 000. He didn’t care because he saved over 2 millions during his five years here.

I would not recommend it, either, though. Five years with no health care and automatically at fault if involved in a traffic accident. That’s risky…

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Based on…what exactly? Experience?

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Based on…what exactly? Experience?[/quote]

…common sense…